The race, in three figures
The race, in words
1:46:32 at Birmingham 2026 put Esther Howe 427th of 552 women in the Open division.
On the sled push the field had the edge, by 3:06. Paced to finish: the second half went 4:51 better against the middle of the field than the first. 9:47 in the roxzone was slower than 86% of the field.
Birmingham ran fast: the 1,285 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:21 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 12:48Running 1 6:34v median +0:34
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Block 02 11:48Running 2 5:29v median +0:11
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Block 03 12:29Running 3 5:51v median +0:20
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Block 04 13:50Running 4 5:54v median +0:22
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Block 05 12:35Running 5 5:53v median +0:14
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Block 06 8:06Running 6 6:04v median +0:30
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Block 07 10:19Running 7 5:57v median +0:26
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Block 08 15:00Running 8 6:15v median +0:26
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:47
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 551
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 551 women who finished.